Planning Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading, family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. As a Regional Planning Manager, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality projects and ensuring robust planning and programme management across the region.

Your new role
You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic planning procedures, providing planning support for regional bids, and ensuring compliance with industry best practice. Key responsibilities include:

Develop and maintain planning procedures, including regional protocols for bid and construction stage planning, programme control and reporting.

Support bids by reviewing programme constraints, statutory and contractual obligations, and identifying programme risks, logistics solutions, and material for tender submissions.

Collaborate with the bid team to achieve commercially attractive tender solutions and liaise with the supply chain to align with programme strategy.

Manage the transfer of programme intelligence from bid to contract stage, including assumptions, resource and output calculations, supply chain agreements, logistics, and risk allowances.

Provide planning support to live projects, ensuring compliance with procedures and auditing sites for planning and programming performance.

Monitor project progress against as-planned versus as-built programmes and provide monthly updates on client, contractor and neutral risk events.

Develop and implement design, procure and construct programme philosophies, including initial information schedules where required.

Ensure operational programme reporting follows Critical Path Analysis principles, providing analysis and commentary on programme float usage.

Assist project teams with delay analysis, recovery strategies, reprogramming, and lessons learned to continuously improve programme management standards.

Maintain and develop regional project databases and planning software solutions to meet business needs.

Keep the planning function updated on legal changes, industry standards, and best practice.

Skills and experience required

Significant experience leading a planning team and front-end construction project management.

Ability to operate strategically, reviewing and developing procedures to reflect industry best practice.

Sound knowledge of design, procurement, commercial processes, and their impact on planning and programming.

Understanding of forms of contract, construction law, construction technology, modern construction techniques, and time and resource management.

Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners.

Who we are looking for

A proactive, positive and determined individual committed to understanding the needs of customers and colleagues.

Able to work collaboratively, make confident decisions, adapt to unexpected challenges, and help deliver sustainable outcomes for projects and communities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual leave

Pension scheme via salary sacrifice.

Life assurance and health & wellbeing support.

Cycle to Work Scheme and employee discounts (gym, restaurants, days out etc.).

Support for personal and financial development.

This is a chance to join a forward-thinking construction business where planning and programme management play a vital role in delivering successful projects and shaping a sustainable future